MATCH THREAD: Group E - Belgium vs Italy - KO 20:00 (BBC)

[ijjysmith]

Rife with the Mafia ?

Perfect.

 

[bring the ghost on]

Buffon is a proper player, 38 years old and has more hunger and passion than half of the England's 20 odd year olds put together.

 

[49ers]

Love it - well done Italy.

Why can't England have that sorta class?

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I can see some people are enjoying Belgium's failure, but I'm bummed by it

If they could live up to the hype, they would be thrilling champions

It's actually really frustrating

I've said for ages, Belgium are a team full of boss players who don't play as a team.

 

[Zezti]

I really want Pelle at Everton, very good game and what a goal. Immobile looks lively As well.

I said Pelle in the Koeman thread, got laughed at.
That lad is class.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Called it.

There was a 33% chance of you being right to be fair

 

[Billy Dean]

Belgium remind me of England circa 2002-06. Believing their own hype, not playing like a team and without nous.

 

[The T-Dex]

Exactly

I just think we're missing out on possibly one of the best teams ever, because they can't actually play as a TEAM

So thoroughly disappointing

Rather than revel in it, I'm depressed by it

It also helps that the core of the defenders play club football together

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Italy wear blue.

Not tonight they didn't

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Can't quite put my finger on it with Belgium, not one thing or the other, Hazard is their playmaker and dribbler but can't seem to form a meaningful relationship with any player around him, and others won't take the same level of responsibility.

 

[sageyefc]

lol

Rom getting ripped here

 

[RomanReigns]

good win italy

 

[49ers]

It also helps that the core of the defenders play club football together

So do half the Belgium ones albeit in slightly different positions.

 

[ijjysmith]

Not tonight they didn't

Blue shorts

 

[ncblue]

lol

Rom getting ripped here

"he needs to do more than point to where he wants the ball".